What are the most important aspects to keep in mind when planning a lesson.

Lesson planning involves visualizing lessons before they take  place and Predicting, ordering, organizing and simplifying lessons. When organizing a classroom, teachers need to consider some possibilities related to the goals to be achieved. Learners being taught, their background, age, interests, responsibilities and resources provided. I learned that when i plan i must first think about the environment of the students i am teaching. 

Value of utilizing arts integration and play in foundation phase lessons.

I am confident that including art in the curriculum of subjects such as math will improve understanding , memory and the development of creative problem-solving skills. People with different learning environments can create educational  and learning environments that are encouraged by people with different learning needs to demonstrate understanding through art.

Has my perspective and priorities in terms of lesson preparation and incorporating music intro my classroom shifted?

 Yes, Including music and art in the classroom has a huge impact on students. it allows students to demonstrate their understanding of the subject through the art of developing social and creative thinking skills. Incorporating music also motivates learners to learn.